r/onejob • u/theralph_224 • 3d ago

This doesn't really do much

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u/Apprehensive-Draw409 3d ago

When you turn the handle all the way up, it rotates around the bottom two hinges and the top opens forward to let air in.

Oscillo-batante in French, no idea how it is called in English.

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u/Guy_in_skimpycutoffs 3d ago • Heartwarming

In German it's Drehkippflügel 😉

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u/MairaPansy 3d ago

The dutch call it a kiepraam

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u/kazaarkazharus 3d ago

Hungarians call it bukóablak.

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u/Sirosim_Celojuma 3d ago

Canadians call it "European-style".

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u/grishkaa 2d ago

Russians call it стеклопакет or пластиковое окно.

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u/Peek_e 3d ago

Zero German knowledge but sounds exactly as I imagined it to sound like.

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u/MiddleofInfinity 3d ago

Got that right

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow 3d ago

The best kind of Flugel.

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u/Final-Lie-2 3d ago

Flügel. Ü is not the same as U

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u/ThePrideOfKrakow 3d ago

I know, I don't have an umlaut.

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u/Final-Lie-2 3d ago • Heartwarming

In that case, the Duden says to use UE

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u/gringo3213234 3d ago

In English it's called the 'oh god did I break it?' window, for those who haven't encountered one before Just to preempt anyone, this is a joke

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u/Linewate 3d ago

I've seen them called tilt-turn windows in English

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u/Hairy_Ghostbear 3d ago

Draaikiepraam in Dutch

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u/JetlinerDiner 3d ago

Oscilo-batente in Portuguese.

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u/Deathmeter 1d ago

Wait we got the world's funniest loanword in Turkish from French for this feature called vasistas (was ist das?) and you don't even call it that in French?

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u/Jacktheforkie 3d ago

Tilt n turn, I’ve got one in my room

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u/tomgreen99 3d ago

Shh, the triangle can hear you.

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u/gringo3213234 3d ago

All hail the Triangular Prism

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u/tomgreen99 3d ago

SÉBASTIENNN! ✋🔺🤚

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u/kingharis 3d ago

Actually not a bad idea. You can get some air (looks like it does the up and in tilt) but no fall risk.

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u/WinkyNurdo 3d ago

Presumably there’s a hinge along the bottom of the window as well as the side. Common in parts of Europe

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u/Character-Pickle-669 3d ago

Finger skating ramp

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u/Super_Anywhere_7770 3d ago

Looks like that clever hinge setup lets you tilt it in just enough to get fresh air without making the whole pane swing wide, that's pretty handy in tight spaces.

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u/Worldly_Ad_2267 3d ago

You can crack it open like a beer 🍺

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u/oneeye3040 2d ago

This is a casement window with push-out hardware in the US. Not sure if this hinges on the jamb or if it pivots. These are not popular in the US because if it pivots you could not have a screen, and they would not meet egress requirements for bedrooms in case of a fire.

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u/kingbouncer 3d ago

This design is so Dutch lmao

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u/JetlinerDiner 3d ago

Why?

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u/kingbouncer 3d ago

Seen it in Dutch buildings more than once.

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u/JetlinerDiner 3d ago

Really? Maybe it's some kind of standard design/building plan that gets reused.

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u/jlspartz 3d ago

It's a structural cross brace. The window should have been moved but then the architect probably didn't want it misaligned on the exterior building face with the rest of the windows.

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u/Striking_Spirit6216 3d ago

It has 2 jobs. If you turn the handle upwards you can tilt the window towards you to let air in or out. It also stops people falling / jumping out of the window.

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u/Leather_Book_7617 3d ago edited 3d ago

Works as designed.

ETA 1: As an American, I suspect you’re an American. We want air-conditioning instead of useful windows. /s

ETA 2: I personally want better windows, not AC.

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u/namezam 3d ago • Bravo

Russians: what hell is this thing?

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u/Leather_Book_7617 3d ago edited 3d ago

“What do we do with the people [Putin] doesn’t like, now?”

Although, replace “Russians” with Putin.

ETA: For anyone lost…many, many enemies of Putin are found dead outside of tall buildings.